Kobani: A grim victory in the battle against ISIS
Entire buildings reduced to heap of rubble. A hospital virtually obliterated. Shoes and clothes strewn throughout the debris, their owners nowhere to be found. After four months of intense fighting,…
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At least 13 killed as plane hits bridge, crashes in Taipei river
Dozens remain missing. Rescuers scrambled to pull survivors from the submerged wreck of the twin engine turboprop aircraft, which went down shortly after takeoff from the Taiwanese capital. Fifty eight…
5 things to know for your New Day — Wednesday, February 4
ISIS OUTRAGE In retaliation: Jordan executed two al Qaeda prisoners before dawn today, following through on a promised strong response to ISIS’ killing of pilot Moath al-Kasasbeh. Put to death…
Jordan executes prisoners in retaliation for ISIS’ killing of pilot
One of the convicts hanged, according to the Jordanian government, was Sajida al-Rishawi, a would-be suicide bomber whose release ISIS had previously demanded as part of a prisoner exchange. The…
At least 7 killed when train hits Jeep in New York
Justin Kaback hardly felt a thing, when the commuter train he rode north of New York City smashed into the Jeep Cherokee that was crossing the track late Thursday. He…
Sand dune eats lighthouse: Denmark’s destructive ‘Sahara’
While Legoland’s miniaturized landmarks may be more famous, Northern Jutland’s claim to be home to “Denmark’s equivalent of the Sahara” doesn’t look quite as ridiculous as that sounds when you’re…
TransAsia flight crashes into Taiwanese river, no reports of casualties
Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) confirmed that the flight lost contact while over the Nangang district of Taipei. Shortly before 11 a.m. local time, the New Taipei City Fire Department…
China’s online users more than double entire U.S. population
China has now surpassed 649 million users, outnumbering the entire U.S. population two to one, according to official figures released Tuesday. The China Internet Network Information Center’s (CNNIC) 35th “China…
Latest ISIS video is the most brutal yet
Appearing online Tuesday, it seems to show a Jordanian military pilot being burned alive while confined in a cage. ISIS has released footage of its killings before. But this latest…
Lessons from the zoo: Four surprising animal facts only zookeepers know
From Dr. Seuss to Dr. Dolittle, pop culture has made life with wild animals look like a blast. But for those who work there, a day at the zoo is…
6 killed, 12 hurt when train smashes into cars near New York City
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Another giant security gap at airports: Lack of criminal background checks
“It’s fair to say that once an employee survives an initial background check … which gives them access to the airport … they don’t go back and check criminal history?”…
Bush to pitch ‘reform conservatism’ in Detroit
READ: Clinton sweeps GOP foes save Bush tie in Florida, poll says Bush sources tell CNN that choosing to speak Wednesday at the Detroit Economic Club is intended to send…
Young Native Americans celebrating their culture
Some faces of these efforts are captured in “Red Road,” an ongoing photo series by Italian photographer Carlotta Cardana and writer Danielle SeeWalker, a member of the Standing Rock Sioux…
Bringing rhinos back to Uganda, one calf at a time
The animals, indigenous to the country, were completely wiped out by 1982. Now, thanks to the combined effort of several private and public bodies, they are making a comeback. About…
Canada claims to have disrupted an ISIS terror cell
Maguire and Khalib are believed to be fighting with ISIS in Syria or Iraq and were charged in absentia. Peshdary was arrested in Ottawa on Tuesday without incident. – “These…
Armstrong’s longtime girlfriend lied to the cops after he struck parked vehicles, police say
Armstrong, 43, was cited for two misdemeanors: Duty to report accidents and exceeding the safe speed for conditions, police said. Police served a summons on Armstrong through his lawyer so…
New allegations of Saudi involvement in 9/11
In the late-’90s, Moussaoui claims, he was tasked by Osama bin Laden to create a digital database cataloguing al Qaeda’s donors. Every day for two or three months, he claims,…
Facing up to Putin’s endgame
The first thing for the West to understand is that, in the short run, no amount of sanctions will force Russia to leave Ukrainenot until the Kremlin achieves victory, which…
Lindsey Vonn wins first world ski medal since 2011
True, Vonn has barely been away from one. Just ask Tiger Woods, who lost a tooth when a camera hit him in the face while cheering Vonn onto the podium…
Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Vaccines are a matter of fact
Something kept nagging at me, and it wasn’t until this very moment that I finally figured out what. It’s the idea that this article would be labeled “opinion” or “editorial”…
From Harper Lee’s backyard, timid anticipation for ‘Mockingbird’ sequel
I have never bothered Harper Lee, although I have had endless chances. Many times, I’ve looked across the broom sage behind my parents’ Alabama home toward the town where she…
The problem with Obama’s budget
The $4 trillion budget President Barack Obama sent Congress on Monday is his blueprint for reviving “middle class opportunity.” Liberals are thrilled by the redistributive thrust of the president’s budgetit…
Carson: No exemptions on immunizations
“We already have policies in place at schools that require immunization records and things of that nature,” the conservative neurosurgeon, who is weighing a 2016 run for president, told CNN’s…
House votes – again – to repeal Obamacare
This latest vote marked the 67th time the House has voted to entirely repeal, defund or change some provisions of President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. Republican aides emphasize…
FBI official: ISIS is recruiting US teens
Steinbach is leading the daunting effort to stay on top of the evolving threat landscape. In an exclusive interview with CNN inside the agency’s Strategic Information and Operations Center, he…
College art project shuts down interstate in downtown Atlanta
But Atlanta Police said it was a Georgia State University student’s art project attached to the outer frame of the 14th Street Bridge in downtown Atlanta that shut down all…
How Japan’s Moerenuma Park sums up the life of its creator
Two perfectly geometric hills rise from the pancake-flat landscape, trees planted in rows form a circular copse, while a glass and steel pyramid looms nearby and three huge stainless steel…
Graham rebukes Paul on vaccines
“The statement of [Sen. Rand] Paul would create anxiety because he’s a doctor, he’s a respected senator and there is no evidence that I’m aware of that a vaccine causes…
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